Inkjet recording apparatus and control method thereof

A complex machine includes an ink cartridge having an ink chamber, the ink cartridge that supplies an ink from the ink chamber, a cartridge mounting section removably holding the ink cartridge, a controller for detecting that the ink cartridge is mounted in the cartridge mounting section, a scanning...

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Main Author UMEDA TAKAICHIRO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.11.2006
Subjects
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A complex machine includes an ink cartridge having an ink chamber, the ink cartridge that supplies an ink from the ink chamber, a cartridge mounting section removably holding the ink cartridge, a controller for detecting that the ink cartridge is mounted in the cartridge mounting section, a scanning carriage carrying an inkjet recording head, an ink tube connecting the ink cartridge to the scanning carriage to allow an ink flow between the ink camber of the ink cartridge and the inkjet recording head of the scanning carriage, and a bidirectional pump capable of feeding the ink flowing in the ink tube in two directions, and feeds a predetermined amount of ink toward the ink chamber by driving the bidirectional pump when the mounting operation of the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting section is detected.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060412790